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Tiananmen Square: Dozens of activists detained or threatened in ‘wave of persecution’ ahead of 30th anniversary

June 19, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by The Independent on May 31, 2019 China has reportedly detained or threatened dozens of people as part of a “wave of persecution” targeting those seeking to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Tuesday will be the 30th anniversary of the infamous crackdown, which saw the Chinese army (read more…)

Tiananmen Square protests: crackdown intensifies as 30th anniversary nears

June 19, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 30, 2019 Chinese authorities have detained dozens of people as part of a ramped-up annual crackdown ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Tuesday will mark 30 years since the bloody event, which saw Chinese authorities brutally shut down long running student (read more…)

Interrogators in China’s Anhui Deprive Activist of Food, Sleep, Toilet Access

June 19, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 30, 2019 Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui have deprived aprominent dissident of sleep, toilet access and food following his detention ahead of a politically sensitive massacre anniversary.Former Anhui state prosecutor Shen Liangqing disappeared on May 15, less than a month before the (read more…)

China detains activists, mutes livestreams ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

June 19, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on May 31, 2019 Chinese authorities have detained several activists ahead of the politically explosive 30th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown of Tiananmen protests, rights groups said Thursday. Discussions of the 1989 pro-democracy protests and its military suppression are taboo in China, and authorities have rounded (read more…)

Saudi-China relations and beyond

June 16, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by Daily Sabah on May 30, 2019 Saudi Arabia has chosen to ignore the persecution of the Uighurs and opted for appeasing China to maintain strong economic ties rather than standing together with the Muslim world Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent trip to China has caused (read more…)

RSF Urges China To Release Journalist Reporting On Political Prisoners

June 14, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by RSF News on May 25, 2019 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of Ma Xiao, a Chinese citizen-journalist who published a series of political prisoners’ interviews and has been detained for a month. Beijing-based citizen-journalist Xie Qiang, known under the pen name of Ma Xiao, (read more…)

Chinese Authorities Have Detained an Activist Filmmaker for Posting a Picture Referencing the Tiananmen Square Massacre

June 12, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by Artnet news on May 22, 2019 Chinese authorities have detained Deng Chuanbin, an independent filmmaker and activist also known as Huang Huang, for tweeting a photo alluding to the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. Early on the morning of May 17, just hours after posting the photo, authorities arrived (read more…)

The U.S. Empire Wants Us to Hate and Fear China’s Government

June 12, 2019 Comments Off

Originally published by The Ghion Journal on May 15, 2019 Americans are being manipulated by a campaign to make us consent to what’s effectively a paradigm of constant war with China. It’s not a clearcut case of preparing the public for a direct military invasion against the targeted country, as (read more…)

Open Letter from 68 NGOs Regarding Proposed Changes To Hong Kong’s Extradition Law

June 7, 2019 Comments Off

CHRD joined 64 other NGOs to send a joint letter to Hong Kong’s government calling for it to withdraw proposed amendments to the city’s extradition laws. The proposed changes to allow for extradition to mainland China will put at risk anyone in the territory of Hong Kong who has carried (read more…)

China Detains a Former Prisoner of Conscience in Hospital

June 6, 2019 Comments Off

Chinese authorities are accused of subjecting human rights defender Ji Sizun to torture by denying him adequate medical treatment in prison and now under extrajudicial detention inside a hospital. His family fears for his life.

Chen Jianfang 陈建芳

May 31, 2019 Comments Off

Chen Jianfang 陈建芳 Criminal charge/s: “Subversion of state power” Length of Punishment: 4 years and 6 months Court: Shanghai No.1 Intermediate people’s court Trial Date: 19 March 2021 Appeal: August 5, 2022 (verdict) Sentencing Date: August 5, 2022 (verdict) Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 20, 2019 (enforced disappearance); May 22, 2019 (formal arrest); August 30, 2019 (read more…)

Xue Renyi 薛仁义

June 30, 2021 Comments Off

Xue Renyi 薛仁义 (released) Criminal charge: “Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” Length of Punishment: 3 years Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: May 1, 2018 (disappearance), July 31, 2019 (criminal detention); April 30, 2021 (released) Place of Incarceration: Dianjiang County Detention Center (Chongqing Municipality) Background Chongqing police forcibly disappeared activist Xue Renyi (薛仁义), (read more…)